Question 1

Term for identification: Levantine Corridor

Accepted Answer

The Levantine Corridor, also known as th

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about slaves in Sumerian society?

Accepted Answer

A) They were treated equally under the law. 
B) They worked in most occupations in the ancient world. 
C) They performed mining and handling the dead. 
D) They were found in all societies of the ancient world except Egypt and China. 
E) Their status as a slave was considered a hereditary position. 
A) They were treated equally under the law. 
B) They worked in most occupations in the ancient world. 
C) They performed mining and handling the dead. 
D) They were found in all societies of the ancient world except Egypt and China. 
E) Their status as a slave was considered a hereditary position.

Question 3

Which of the following characteristics are NOT associated with the Levantine Corridor?

Accepted Answer

A) It had high water tables. 
B) It was geographically located in parts of modern-day Turkey, Israel, and Syria. 
C) It is the location of one of the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia. 
D) It extended across the Arabia Desert from the Persian Gulf to the Dead Sea. 
E) It had farming settlements in the Euphrates River Valley. 
A) It had high water tables. 
B) It was geographically located in parts of modern-day Turkey, Israel, and Syria. 
C) It is the location of one of the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia. 
D) It extended across the Arabia Desert from the Persian Gulf to the Dead Sea. 
E) It had farming settlements in the Euphrates River Valley.

Question 4

Which of these statements is NOT applicable to the Sumerians?

Accepted Answer

A) They were the builders of the first large cities. 
B) They brought Mesopotamia under united rulers as early as 3000 B.C.E. 
C) They developed a sophisticated writing system. 
D) Basic geometry is said to stem from them. 
E) They probably pioneered the use of the wheel for transportation. 
A) They were the builders of the first large cities. 
B) They brought Mesopotamia under united rulers as early as 3000 B.C.E. 
C) They developed a sophisticated writing system. 
D) Basic geometry is said to stem from them. 
E) They probably pioneered the use of the wheel for transportation.

Question 5

The Sumerians were the first people to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) use the wheel as a load-bearing device. 
B) use horse-drawn chariots in warfare. 
C) design and make iron weapons and tools. 
D) use the plow. 
E) design and build irrigation systems powered by gravity. 
A) use the wheel as a load-bearing device. 
B) use horse-drawn chariots in warfare. 
C) design and make iron weapons and tools. 
D) use the plow. 
E) design and build irrigation systems powered by gravity.

Question 6

Term for identification: Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The term "Epic of Gilgamesh" refers to a

Question 7

Describe Sumerian cultural achievements, including religion, writing, literature, and mathematics.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 8

____________________ was credited with unifying Mesopotamia and founding the Akkadian Empire.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was credited with unifying Mesopotamia and...

Question 9

Which of the following statements was NOT a reason Sumerians developed a writing system?

Accepted Answer

A) to keep the calendar and predict season changes 
B) to track commercial and religious taxation 
C) to standardize an alphabet 
D) to record marital and inheritance contracts 
E) to record law codes 
A) to keep the calendar and predict season changes 
B) to track commercial and religious taxation 
C) to standardize an alphabet 
D) to record marital and inheritance contracts 
E) to record law codes

Question 10

The Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians were Semitic civilizations. What does Semitic refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) an ethnic group 
B) a language family 
C) a powerful god 
D) a region in Southwest Asia 
E) a trade network 
A) an ethnic group 
B) a language family 
C) a powerful god 
D) a region in Southwest Asia 
E) a trade network

Question 11

Which of the following groups was considered the first urban civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Sumerians 
B) Hittites 
C) Natufians 
D) Egyptians 
E) Amorites 
A) Sumerians 
B) Hittites 
C) Natufians 
D) Egyptians 
E) Amorites

Question 12

Term for identification: Patriarchy

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy is a social system in which m

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes cuneiform?

Accepted Answer

A) a pictorial script from which all writing derives 
B) a written language corresponding to oral language 
C) an alphabet 
D) a script written in wedge-shaped characters 
E) the written language of the Egyptians 
A) a pictorial script from which all writing derives 
B) a written language corresponding to oral language 
C) an alphabet 
D) a script written in wedge-shaped characters 
E) the written language of the Egyptians

Question 14

Term for identification: Babylon

Accepted Answer

Babylon was an ancient city-state locate

Question 15

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Sumerian gods?

Accepted Answer

A) The gods were both male and female. 
B) The gods were believed to rule over all nature and humanity. 
C) The gods were frequently cruel and highly unpredictable. 
D) The gods had limited power over Sumerian settlements. 
E) The gods were superhuman but with faults and weaknesses. 
A) The gods were both male and female. 
B) The gods were believed to rule over all nature and humanity. 
C) The gods were frequently cruel and highly unpredictable. 
D) The gods had limited power over Sumerian settlements. 
E) The gods were superhuman but with faults and weaknesses.

Question 16

Sumerians are credited with constructing large buildings and structures using the ____________________ as the basic element of support.

Accepted Answer

post-and-l

Question 17

Natufians experienced cooler and drier conditions in the late Ice Age as a result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the Amorites 
B) the Akkadians 
C) the Levantine Corridor 
D) the Younger Dryas Event 
E) the Fertile Crescent 
A) the Amorites 
B) the Akkadians 
C) the Levantine Corridor 
D) the Younger Dryas Event 
E) the Fertile Crescent

Question 18

All of the following statements are true of Sumerian city-states EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Women played a role in the administration of city-states. 
B) The largest of the city-states had a population of over 100,000 people. 
C) Each city-state was encircled by farms and canals that supplied the city. 
D) Most of the city-states began as religious sites to offer prayers and sacrifices to the gods. 
E) The city-states became commercial and governmental centers. 
A) Women played a role in the administration of city-states. 
B) The largest of the city-states had a population of over 100,000 people. 
C) Each city-state was encircled by farms and canals that supplied the city. 
D) Most of the city-states began as religious sites to offer prayers and sacrifices to the gods. 
E) The city-states became commercial and governmental centers.

Question 19

What unit was the base for Sumerian math?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 16 
D) 20 
E) 60 
A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 16 
D) 20 
E) 60

Question 20

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of having a written code of law such as the one developed by Hammurabi.

Accepted Answer

Answer would include the usefu

Exam 2: Mesopotamia

Term for identification: Levantine Corridor

Which of the following statements is NOT true about slaves in Sumerian society?

Which of the following characteristics are NOT associated with the Levantine Corridor?

Which of these statements is NOT applicable to the Sumerians?

The Sumerians were the first people to do all of the following EXCEPT

Term for identification: Epic of Gilgamesh

Describe Sumerian cultural achievements, including religion, writing, literature, and mathematics.

____________________ was credited with unifying Mesopotamia and founding the Akkadian Empire.

Which of the following statements was NOT a reason Sumerians developed a writing system?

The Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians were Semitic civilizations. What does Semitic refer to?

Which of the following groups was considered the first urban civilization?

Term for identification: Patriarchy

Which of the following statements best describes cuneiform?

Term for identification: Babylon

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Sumerian gods?

Sumerians are credited with constructing large buildings and structures using the ____________________ as the basic element of support.

Natufians experienced cooler and drier conditions in the late Ice Age as a result of which of the following?

All of the following statements are true of Sumerian city-states EXCEPT

What unit was the base for Sumerian math?

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of having a written code of law such as the one developed by Hammurabi.

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